Heinz Coils Adjusting Points Help Needed

[Vrayfoster]

I have 4 Heinz coils I just acquired. My guess is these are original coils. 3 spark nicely in a buzz box. The 4th one momentarily sparks then stops. The points were upside down so I turned them over with the same results. The points close at about a 20 degree angle, certainly not parallel as they should be. I have no idea what to adjust to get them parallel, set the points, adjust the spring tension, etc. I've read everything I could find on Heinz coils and one of the articles implies the spring should be flat. What spring is that referring too? Any help, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

[Moxie26]

Just look up a previous posted topic about 3 weeks ago entitled "New style coils versus Old style coils". There is a poster that does rebuild and recalibrate Heinz ignition coils and I believe he would be your answer.......... David Woods, ............phone : 1-517-927-9232 . .......Forum name is " Woody23 "

[Moxie26]

Victor ...... any help yet with your coils ???

[Distagon2]

I thought Luke Chanell is the Heinz coil guy.

[Moxie26]

Post Luke's contacts for Vrayfister.

[Distagon2]

Luke.chennell@gmail.com
Midnight Coil Repair
1130 E. Euclid
McPherson, KS 67460

Sorry don't have a phone number. If you do the Facebook thing, he has a page under Midnight Coil Repair. I have found sending him a Facebook message seems to work the best. YMMV

[Moxie26]

Vrayfoster .... Good morning... has posted information been of any help ?

[Vrayfoster]

Nope, I still don't know how to adjust the points on Heinze coils. I would like to find a write up like Patterson and Boggess did for the KW coils if one exists.

[Moxie26]

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[Moxie26]

Good Luck Victor. Two quality contacts were suggested to help, up to you to accept.

[Scott_Conger]

https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/7 ... 1484321536

this will provide all of the clues and outright information to accomplish what you want to do, but a buzz box will not be part of testing the results

read carefully and thoroughly - these coils are not set up according to regularly regurgitated convention that applies to the bulk of later coils.

there is so much more to repairing or using a coil than "getting a good spark", and that "so much more" has been covered to pretty much the "nth" degree on the forum. A search on GOOGLE "Mtfca Heinze coil" will yield a plethora of information (much like the link I supplied above)

you're not working with the easiest coils, for sure, and unless fully tested, supplied with a replacement cap and excellent or reproduction points and adjusted correctly, they are going to be less than great performers (as a set). To achieve a high level of performance individually and then get them to perform adequately in the car as a "set", you're going to have to invest more $$ in test equipment than the cost to send them out for warranted rebuilding.

[MKossor]

Here is another link I think you may find informative and of interest about Heinze coils.

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